National Republican., 1887-08-04
THE GRAND QUESTION.
Cho Alleged Cancellation Betwesu tue
Vatican and the ouirlnsi,

parliament In Monte. Citorio, IN R)mI,
through the mouth Of his excellency Fran
cCsco Crispi the premier OF Italy, concern
ing the cancellation between tn, vatican
aud the uuirinal, and that without iicobin
boasting, but seriously liberal, as also with
out reverential timidlty Of noo-guelphs hds
been affirmed before the civilized world
the right of Italy and the Italians to main
tain intact the origin and the effects Of
their constitution completely anti-clercal,
and not wishing at all TO go to Cauossi, as
lately, in very humble way, have gone TO
Bismarck and Emperor William, thus Int
ta,ng Arrgo VIII, emperor OF Germany,
In the past ages.
Here will put together the problem as
It is, and explain the idea according to
truth and liberty OF judgment.
As long as the two societies, civil and
RELIGIOUS, state and church, are mixed, and
the authority Of the one is the support Of
the other, the necessity ls not felt to distln-
guish and determine the social Offices of
each, their rights, their attributes. To this
first period Of mixture and slmilitude very
soon succeeds the second OF rivalry, OF
quarrels, OF war, and hence OF stipulated
agreements In the shape Of treaties between
two powers.
And here already has the birth one dis
tinctloD, and two roads are opened by
which the two authorities could and should
DTOuTeEb WltuOuJ DObh COu-
tribute together to the prosperity OF the
nation. But, on tbe contrary, IL happens
that the civil society Is more progressive
than the other, which more than the re-
lglous society has become an ecclesiastic
power, and takes more interest in the ma
teIial than in the spiritual part OF religion,
and is not only contented to suggest and
direct, but demands to be the master OF the
situation. Hence the discomfort and the
intolerance; hence while the faith lasts, the
religious schisms; then this faith extin-
When things arrived at this point the
two societies, as a matter OF course, fell
into disorder, because on one side grows
and triumphs moral corruption, on the
other religion becomes superstitious. Then
only two remedies present themselves; one
optimus (most excellent) but most difficult,
and that cannot humanity be hoped for; the
other less perfect but very feasible when
being correctly understood and applied
with due sagacity..
The first would be magnanimous an1
sapient resolution on the part Of the ecces-
| iastic power to put young blood and young
| conceptions IN Itself, in accordance with the
| spirit of modern times, and to reform itsilf,
| II not radically, at least compatibly; times,
| ideas, customs, tastes, sciences, and conse
| quently men are changing and progressing,
| and the papacy should not remain station
ary and defy progress and public opinion
| with his tenacity towards the past by for
| getting nothing Of old and learning nothing
| Of new, but ought to move and change with
them; who do not move, remain behind
this is an axiom of physics, which can be
| preferred to the old formula OF the church,
| nhh innoret,r, to restore the exercise aud
the teaching Of religion to its celestial pu-
| rity, to become itself (the eclesiastic power)
the promoter and the director OF human
l a,,I o. tl,..t NJ .pfo al
pire, contented to command intellect with
the light Of high truth, and hearts with the
attitude and sweetness Of every virtuous
affection. There is no hope to see any of
this kind OF good at least for the present.
Let me come to the second
The state Utaly) finds itself In front
LIST. To an eccleslastic power, extra jeal-
GUS Of its antique privileges, ignorant, aud
disclaining the new conditions OF the
world, and new necessities and innovations
tenacious In exchanging religion toward
God with blind obedience to Itself.
I'd. To more methods Of cults are already
introduced or to be introduced in Italy.
30. To n world multitude, generally in
credulOus.
The fret and spontaneous thought is thai
Of the sc paration Of the state from tn,
church, and even from religion.
| All free
Each of the two powers thinks for itself
acts by itelf, aud provided for itself, everi
Italian can profess whatever cult please
him, or none at all. All to obey the ciTi
laws, and the state to be the guardian.
With the law of the guarantee OF May
81, 1871, which will never be violated bl
the Italians, there Is no, special need fo
concilation, especially now that Signol
Agostiro Depretis, premier of Italy, l.
dead, who in life was, with the queen an.
king Of Italy, an ardent concll:ator. Tut
Italians, with their foresight, sagacity, liz
erality, aud moderation, have, since 1871
through the law Of guarantee, solved su ],
cessfully the problem Of the relations be
tween the state and Church Of Italy, and /
> is very becoming to the honor OF the Italia
nation to faithfully and loyalty adhere u
, the law OF the guarantee. The holy Roma
Catholic Church having the supreme au
thoiity over itself In Rome, II is an impera
tive necessity for Its Independence and im
partality not to be tied by a conciliatio
! | or concordats with the kingdom Of Italy
so that the Catholics Of Ireland, Germany
' America, and OF all other nations wi
i have 70 reason to suspect that the papac.
: is deterrent and subject to the influence @
. the Italian government.
The pontifical guarantee insures to til
!, papacy the most absolute liberty and tn
!, maximum OF independence In the exercis
- Of its spiritual power, and this has bee
;, demonstrated in the superlative degree b
a having made the present pope, Leo XII
= the arbitrator In international questions
Il. especially that between Germany and Spai
. In the Caroline islands dispute.
!, No one can doubt any longer tho III
a limited liberty of the pope Of Rome In th
= exercise of his spiritual power aud ii
u veneration of the Italians for the sove
u eign pontifr, even without the mucl
), talked-of Cancellation with the italian NJ
,ion, which is Catholic In the propt
;, sense Of the word, but not bigoted.
To be continued. See the NATIoyAL ri
'' PUBLICAN Of July 2S.